Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession

Released on
History, Documentary
Runtime
121 mins
(36 votes)

A documentary on the Z Channel, one of the first pay cable stations in the US, and its programming chief, Jerry Harvey. Debuting in 1974, the LA-based channel's eclectic slate of movies became a prime example of the untapped power of cable television.

Cast

  • Quentin Tarantino
  • Robert Altman
  • Jim Jarmusch
  • Paul Verhoeven
  • Alexander Payne
  • James Woods
  • Henry Jaglom
  • Jacqueline Bisset
  • Kris Kristofferson
  • Theresa Russell
  • Vilmos Zsigmond
  • Penelope Spheeris
  • James B. Harris
  • Vera Carlisle Anderson
  • Doreen Ringer Ross
  • Douglas Venturelli
  • Kevin Thomas
  • Jerry Harvey

Director

  • Xan Cassavetes

Producers

  • Steve Matzkin
  • Marshall Persinger
  • Rick Ross

Screenwriter

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